Scandalous!

1989 single by Prince

"Scandalous!"

US 7-inch single

Single by Prince

from the album Batman

B-side

"When 2 R in Love"
"Sex" (12")

Released

November 28, 1989

Recorded

October 17, 1988^[1]

Studio

Paisley Park, Chanhassen

Length

7-inch edit: 4:12
Album: 6:15
Long version: 19:15

Label

Warner Bros.

Songwriter(s)

Prince
John L. Nelson

Producer(s)

Prince

Prince singles chronology

"The Arms of Orion"
(1989)

"Scandalous!"
(1989)

"The Future"
(1990)

Music video

"Scandalous" on YouTube

"Scandalous" (modified to "Scandalous!" for single release) is the eighth track on Prince's soundtrack album Batman and was released as the album's fourth single, five months after the album was released. The music is attributed to Prince and his father, John L. Nelson. A maxi single was released after the single titled The Scandalous Sex Suite, which contained a three-part 19-minute suite of the song "Scandalous", with the three parts named The Crime, The Passion, and The Rapture. Kim Basinger, who was dating Prince at the time and who also played the character Vicki Vale in Batman, also appeared on the maxi single.

Music video

The music video features Prince in a red sleeveless outfit doing tricks with the microphone. It ends with him leaving the microphone and holding his arms up.

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote: "The slowest track from Batman is a good enough number but it is a long way from his best".^[2]

Track listings

7-inch single (Scandalous!)

"Scandalous!" (edit) – 4:12
"When 2 R in Love" – 3:58

12-inch/CD single (The Scandalous Sex Suite)

"The Crime" – 6:25
"The Passion" – 6:20
"The Rapture" – 6:30
"Sex (The 80's Are Over and the Time Has Come 4 Monogamy and Trust)" – 6:56
"When 2 R in Love" – 3:58
"Partyman" (The Purple Party Mix) – 6:02 (Japan EP bonus track)
"Partyman" (Partyman Music Mix Remix) – 4:31 (Japan EP bonus track)
"Partyman" (The Video Mix) – 6:20 (Japan EP bonus track)
"Feel U Up" (Short Stroke) – 3:42 (Japan EP bonus track)

Personnel

Credits from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud^[3]^[4]

Prince – lead and backing vocals, Roland D-50, LinnDrum

Charts

Chart performance for "Scandalous!"
Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	95
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	45
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	5

References

^ "Scandalous". Prince Vault.
^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1990-02-03. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
^ Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
^ "Batman". guitarcloud.org. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 225.
^ "Prince – Scandalous!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Prince – Scandalous!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Prince – Scandalous!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
^ "Prince Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

Batman

Films

Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman & Robin (1997)

DC Extended Universe	The Flash (2023) Batgirl (unreleased)

Other media

Batman OnStar commercials (2000–02)
Batman '89 (2021–22)
Batman: Resurrection (2024)

Characters

Bruce Wayne / Batman
Jack Napier / Joker
Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin
Selina Kyle / Catwoman
Barry Allen / Flash

Music

Batman	Batman: Original Motion Picture Score (1989) Prince's Batman (1989) "Batdance" "Partyman" "The Arms of Orion" "Scandalous!" "The Future"
Batman Returns	Batman Returns: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) "Face to Face"
Batman Forever	Batman Forever: Original Motion Picture Score Album (1995) Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture (1995) "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" "Kiss from a Rose" "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" "Nobody Lives Without Love" "Smash It Up" (The Offspring) "The Riddler" "The Passenger"
Batman & Robin	Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the "Batman & Robin" Motion Picture (1997) "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" "Look into My Eyes" "Gotham City" "Foolish Games" "Lazy Eye" "Poison Ivy" "Moaner"

Video games

Batman: The Movie
Batman: The Video Game (1989–90)
- Game Boy
- Sega Genesis
- PC Engine
- arcade
Batman Returns (1992)
- Lynx
- NES
- SNES
Batman Forever (1995)
- arcade
- pinball
Batman & Robin (1998)

See also

Batman & Robin: The Chiller
Batmania

Category

Batman music

Soundtracks

Films	Batman score soundtrack Batman Returns Batman Forever soundtrack score Batman & Robin Batman Begins The Dark Knight The Dark Knight Rises Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The Lego Batman Movie The Batman
Video games	Batman: Arkham City Batman: Arkham Origins Batman: Arkham Knight

Songs

Batman (1960s TV series)	"Batman Theme" "Batusi"
Batman (1989 film)	"Batdance" "Partyman" "The Arms of Orion" "Scandalous!" "The Future"
Batman Returns	"Face to Face"
Batman Forever	"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" "Kiss from a Rose" "The Riddler"
Batman & Robin	"The End Is the Beginning Is the End" "Look into My Eyes" "Gotham City" "Foolish Games" "Moaner" "Lazy Eye"

v t e Prince singles
1970s	"Soft and Wet" "Just as Long as We're Together" "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
1980s	"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" "Still Waiting" "Sexy Dancer" "Uptown" "Dirty Mind" "Do It All Night" "Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" "Controversy" "Let's Work" "Do Me, Baby" "1999" "Little Red Corvette" "Delirious" "Let's Pretend We're Married" "When Doves Cry" "Let's Go Crazy" "Purple Rain" "I Would Die 4 U" "Take Me with U" "Paisley Park" "Raspberry Beret" "Pop Life" "America" "Kiss" "Mountains" "Anotherloverholenyohead" "Girls & Boys" "Sign "O" the Times" "If I Was Your Girlfriend" "U Got the Look" "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" "Alphabet St." "Glam Slam" "I Wish U Heaven" "Batdance" "Partyman" "The Arms of Orion" "Scandalous!"
1990s	"The Future" "Thieves in the Temple" "New Power Generation" "Gett Off" "Cream" "Diamonds and Pearls" "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" "Insatiable" "Thunder" "Sexy MF" "My Name Is Prince" "7" "Damn U" "The Morning Papers" "Pink Cashmere" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Peach" "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" "Letitgo" "Space" "Purple Medley" "I Hate U" "Gold" "Dinner with Delores" "Betcha by Golly Wow!" "The Holy River" "The Truth" "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold"
2000s	"U Make My Sun Shine" (with Angie Stone) "When Will We B Paid?" (with Audio Stepchild) "Supercute" "The Work, pt. 1" "Days of Wild" "Controversy (Live in Hawaii)" "Musicology" "Cinnamon Girl" "S.S.T." "Te Amo Corazón" "Black Sweat" "Fury" "Guitar" "F.U.N.K." "Dance 4 Me"
2010s	"Rocknroll Loveaffair" "Breakfast Can Wait" "Fallinlove2nite" "Breakdown" "This Could B Us" "Free Urself"
Promotional singles	"When You Were Mine" "Erotic City" "Nothing Compares 2 U" "Love Sign" (with Nona Gaye) "Somebody's Somebody" "It's About That Walk" "Call My Name" "The Song of the Heart"
Internet downloads	"Guitar (original "demo" version)"
New Power Generation	"Get Wild" "The War" "Come On"
EPs	The Beautiful Experience NYC 1999: The New Master
Other songs	"I Feel for You" "Partyup" "Private Joy" "International Lover" "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "The Beautiful Ones" "Computer Blue" "Darling Nikki" "Baby I'm a Star" "17 Days" "Around the World in a Day" "Sometimes It Snows in April" "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" "Starfish and Coffee" "Adore" "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" "I Can't Make U Love Me" "La, La, La Means I Love U" "One of Us" "Everyday Is a Winding Road" "A Case of U" "Crimson and Clover" "Moonbeam Levels"